2012_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team

2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

The 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Rhoads and played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play, to finish in ninth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Tulsa, whom they had defeated in the opening game of the season.

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2012 Iowa State Cyclones football

Liberty Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	6–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Paul Rhoads (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Courtney Messingham (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread, zone read
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Kansas State $+	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 15 Oklahoma +	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 19 Texas	5	–	4	9	–	4
Oklahoma State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Baylor	4	–	5	8	–	5
TCU	4	–	5	7	–	6
Texas Tech	4	–	5	8	–	5
West Virginia	4	–	5	7	–	6
Iowa State	3	–	6	6	–	7
Kansas	0	–	9	1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Name	Position	Seasons at Iowa State	Alma mater
Paul Rhoads	Head coach	4	Missouri Western (1989)
Wally Burnham	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	4	Samford (1963)
Courtney Messingham	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	4	Northern Iowa (1990)
Kenith Pope	Running backs	4	Oklahoma (1976)
Troy Douglas	Defensive backs	1	Appalachian State (1986)
Luke Wells	Tight ends	4	Oklahoma (2001)
Todd Sturdy	Wide receivers, Passing Game Coordinator	2	St. Ambrose (1990)
Curtis Bray	Defensive line	4	Pittsburgh (1992)
Bill Bleil	Assistant head coach/Offensive line coach	4	Northwestern College (1981)
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Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 p.m.	Tulsa*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 38–23	54,931^[3]
September 8	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	BTN	W 9–6	70,585^[4]
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	CYtv	W 37–3	55,783^[5]
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FCS Central	L 13–24	54,149^[6]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at No. 13 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 37–23	42,152^[7]
October 13	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Kansas State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	FX	L 21–27	56,800^[8]
October 20	11:00 a.m.	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FX	L 10–31	57,019^[9]
October 27	6:00 p.m.	Baylor	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 35–21	54,877^[10]
November 3	11:00 a.m.	No. 12 Oklahoma	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	L 20–35	56,585^[11]
November 10	11:00 a.m.	at No. 17 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN*	L 7–33	100,018^[12]
November 17	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 51–23	41,608^[13]
November 23	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	L 24–31	53,792^[14]
December 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. Tulsa*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–31	53,687^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

*Game shown on ABC stations in Iowa.

Game summaries

Game 1: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	16	0	0	7	23
Cyclones	7	17	7	7	38

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First quarter

ISU – 07:51 Josh Lenz 43 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0)
TUL - 06:39 Safety (ISU 7–2)
TUL – 02:31 Ja'Terian Douglas 1 yd run, Cody Green pass to Thomas Roberson good (TUL 10–7)
TUL – 04:30 Thomas Roberson 6 yd pass from Cody Green, Daniel Schwarz XP blocked (TUL 16–7)

Second quarter

ISU – 11:55 Steele Jantz 5 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (TUL 16–14)
ISU – 09:18 Ernst Brun Jr. 7 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–16)
ISU - 00:00 Edwin Arceo 30 yd field goal good (ISU 24–16)

Third quarter

ISU – 05:08 James White 6 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 31–16)

Fourth quarter

TUL – 04:30 Keyarris Garrett 4 yd pass from Cody Green, Daniel Schwarz XP good (ISU 31–23)
ISU – 00:40 Shontrelle Johnson 5 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 38–23)

Top passers

TUL – Cody Green 23/49, 198 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
ISU – Steele Jantz 32/45, 281 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

TUL – Trey Watts 10 attempts, 125 yards
ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 18 attempts, 120 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

TUL – Bryan Burnham 9 receptions, 90 yards
ISU – Josh Lenz 8 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Top tacklers

TUL – Marco Nelson 13 tackles
ISU – Jake Knott 11 tackles

Game One: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary^[16]

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: September 1
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 85° • Wind: SE 5–10 • Weather: overcast
Game attendance: 54,931
Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jason Lede • Side judge: Bill Stimmel • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (Play-by-Play) & Gary Reasons (Color)

Game 2: at Iowa Hawkeyes

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	6	3	0	0	9
Hawkeyes	3	0	0	3	6

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First quarter

ISU – 09:55 Aaron Horne 5 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP no good (ISU 6–0)
IOWA - 04:49 Mike Meyer 23 yd field goal good (ISU 6–3)

Second quarter

ISU - 11:13 Edwin Arceo 22 yd field goal good (ISU 9–3)

Fourth quarter

IOWA - 14:06 Mike Meyer 21 yd field goal good (ISU 9–6)

Top passers

ISU – Steele Jantz 24/36, 241 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
IOWA – James Vanderberg 20/42, 236 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

ISU – Steele Jantz 14 attempts, 40 yards
IOWA – Damon Bullock 22 attempts, 53 yards

Top receivers

ISU – Aaron Horne 6 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
IOWA – Keenan Davis 4 receptions, 75 yards

Top tacklers

ISU – Durrell Givens 9 tackles
IOWA – Anthony Hitchens 19 tackles

Game Two: Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes – Game summary^[17]

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

Date: September 8
Game time: 2:42 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 69° • Wind: WNW 7 • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 70,585
Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: John Mascarello • Linesman: Bradford Edward • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Flemmin
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Chuck Long (Color), Chris Martin (Color) & Jon Jansen (Sideline)

Game 3: vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	0	3	3
Cyclones	14	7	10	6	37

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First quarter

ISU – 13:10 James White 56 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0)
ISU – 09:34 Chris Young 16 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 14–0)

Second quarter

ISU – 00:56 Chris Young 5 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–0)

Third quarter

ISU – 12:27 Aaron Horne 22 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 28–0)
ISU - 04:17 Edwin Arceo 49 yd field goal good (ISU 31–0)

Fourth quarter

WIU - 14:09 Pat Smith 26 yd field goal good (ISU 31–3)
ISU – 01:49 Rob Standard 1 yd run, Brett Bueker pass failed (ISU 37–3)

Top passers

WIU – Josh Hudson 9/18, 73 yards
ISU – Steele Jantz 19/26, 209 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

WIU – Nikko Watson 17 attempts, 76 yards
ISU – James White 5 attempts, 72 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIU – Justin Morgan 4 receptions, 32 yards
ISU – Chris Young 7 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD

Top tacklers

WIU – J. J. Raffelson 8 tackles
ISU – Jeremiah George 9 tackles

Game Three: Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary^[18]

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: September 15
Game time: 7:01 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 76° • Wind: SW 0-5 • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 55,783
Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Matt Richards • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Tom Bessant • Side judge: Dave Curschman • Scorer: Shuey/Pope

Game 4: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	7	7	10	24
Cyclones	7	0	6	0	13

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First quarter

ISU – 01:42 A. J. Klein 86 yd interception return, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0)

Second quarter

TTU – 01:32 Grant Jakeem 11 yd pass from Seth Doege, Ryan Bustin XP good (Tied 7–7)

Third quarter

ISU – 04:26 Ernst Brun 5 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP no good (ISU 13–7)
TTU – 01:01 Darrin Moore 4 yd pass from Seth Doege, Ryan Bustin XP good (TTU 14–13)

Fourth quarter

TTU – 01:01 Darrin Moore 4 yd pass from Seth Doege, Ryan Bustin XP good (TTU 21–13)
TTU - 02:20 Ryan Bustin 39 yd field goal good (TTU 24–13)

Top passers

TTU – Seth Doege 30/46, 331 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
ISU – Steele Jantz 10/20, 73 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

TTU – Kenny Williams 15 attempts, 80 yards
ISU – James White 9 attempts, 57 yards

Top receivers

TTU – Eric Ward 9 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD
ISU – James White 4 receptions, 30 yards

Top tacklers

TTU – Will Smith 7 tackles
ISU – Jacques Washington 12 tackles

Game Four: Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary^[19]

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: September 29
Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 79° • Wind: NW 0-5 • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 54,149
Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Walt Coleman • Back judge: Dax Hill • Field judge: Mike Cuttone • Side judge: Eugene Hall • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
TV announcers (FCS Central): Mike Gleason (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Lesley McCaslin (Sideline)

Game 5: at TCU Horned Frogs

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	16	0	7	14	37
Horned Frogs	7	3	10	3	23

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First quarter

ISU – 13:48 Josh Lenz 51 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0)
ISU – 09:38 Edwin Arceo 46 yd field goal good (ISU 10–0)
TCU – 01:50 Aundre Dean 7 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (ISU 10–7)
ISU – 01:07 Josh Lenz 74 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP no good (ISU 16–7)

Second quarter

TCU – 01:14 Jaden Oberkrom 38 yd field goal good (ISU 16–10)

Third quarter

ISU – 10:24 Josh Lenz 1 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 23–10)
TCU – 08:20 Laderice Sanders 1 yd run, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (ISU 23–17)
TCU – 02:36 Jaden Oberkrom 50 yd field goal good (ISU 23–20)

Fourth quarter

ISU – 13:33 Ernst Brun 15 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 30–20)
TCU – 09:51 Jaden Oberkrom 39 yd field goal good (ISU 30–23)
ISU – 07:51 David Irving 20 yd interception return, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 37–23)

Top passers

ISU – Jared Barnett 12/21, 183 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
TCU – Trevone Boykin 23/40, 270 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

ISU – James White 11 attempts, 53 yards
TCU – B. J. Catalon 13 attempts, 86 yards

Top receivers

ISU – Josh Lenz 5 receptions, 147 yards, 3 TD
TCU – Brandon Carter 6 receptions, 94 yards

Top tacklers

ISU – Jake Knott 13 tackles
TCU – Sam Carter 8 tackles

Game Five: Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary^[20]

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

Date: October 6
Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 53° • Wind: N 14 • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 42,152
Referee: Referee: Randy Christal • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Freeman Johns • Scorer: Ben Dobson
TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Laura McKeeman (Sideline)

Game 6: vs. Kansas State Wildcats

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	14	7	3	27
Cyclones	0	14	0	7	21

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First quarter

KSU – 06:58 Anthony Cantele 41 yd field goal good (KSU 3–0)

Second quarter

ISU – 14:58 Shontrelle Johnson 2 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–3)
KSU – 08:18 Collin Klein 2 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 10–7)
ISU – 02:27 Ernst Brun 30 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 14–10)
KSU – 00:49 Collin Klein 6 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 17–14)

Third quarter

KSU – 01:33 Collin Klein 12 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 24–14)

Fourth quarter

ISU – 12:34 Jeff Woody 2 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (KSU 24–21)
KSU – 04:24 Anthony Cantele 25 yd field goal good (KSU 27–21)

Top passers

KSU – Collin Klein 16/24, 187 yards
ISU – Jared Barnett 16/36, 166 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

KSU – Collin Klein 25 attempts, 105 yards, 3 TD
ISU – Jared Barnett 8 attempts, 35 yards

Top receivers

KSU – Tyler Lockett 2 receptions, 55 yards
ISU – Aaron Horne 7 receptions, 84 yards

Top tacklers

KSU – Randall Evans 9 tackles
ISU – Jake Knott 13 tackles

Game Six: Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary^[21]

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: October 13
Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 61° • Wind: S 10–15 • Weather: Overcast, mist
Game attendance: 56,800
Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kevin Vicknair • Back judge: Corey Luxner • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
TV announcers (FX): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color), & Darius Walker (Sideline)

Game 7: at Oklahoma State Cowboys

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	10	0	0	0	10
Cowboys	7	10	7	7	31

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First quarter

ISU – 12:17 Jeff Woody 2 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0)
OSU – 05:53 Joseph Randle 4 yd run, Quinn Sharp XP good (Tied 7–7)
ISU – 03:17 Edwin Arceo 41 yd field goal good (ISU 10–7)

Second quarter

OSU – 14:28 Quinn Sharp 20 yd field goal good (Tied 10–10)
OSU – 12:52 Charlie Moore 74 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 17–10)

Third quarter

OSU – 09:32 Joseph Randle 12 yd run, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 24–10)

Fourth quarter

OSU – 10:09 J. W. Walsh 3 yd run, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 31–10)

Top passers

ISU – Jared Barnett 19/39, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
OSU – J. W. Walsh 32/47, 415 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

ISU – Jared Barnett 6 attempts, 49 yards
OSU – Joseph Randle 24 attempts, 151 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

ISU – Aaron Horne 8 receptions, 75 yards
OSU – Charlie Moore 8 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD

Top tacklers

ISU – Durrell Givens 12 tackles
OSU – Caleb Lavey 6 tackles

Game Seven: Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary^[22]

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

Date: October 20
Game time: CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 66° • Wind: S 8 • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 57,019
Referee: Referee: Scott Novak • Umpire: Kevin Matthews • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Shane Standley
TV announcers (FX): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color), & Darius Walker (Sideline)

Game 8: vs. Baylor Bears

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	0	7	21
Cyclones	7	14	7	7	35

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First quarter

BAY – 05:20 Jarred Salubi 2 yd run, Aaron Jones XP good (Bay 7–0)
ISU – 12:17 Jarvis West 23 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

BAY – 14:53 Tevin Reese 49 yd pass from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones XP good (BAY 14–7)
ISU – 08:49 Albert Gary 36 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (Tied 14–14)
ISU – 00:27 Jarvis West 7 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–14)

Third quarter

ISU – 04:16 Jeff Woody 8 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 28–14)

Fourth quarter

ISU – 08:37 Jarvis West 22 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 35–14)
BAY – 06:14 Lanear Sampson 3 yd pass from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones XP good (ISU 35–21)

Top passers

BAY – Nick Florence 31/51, 426 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
ISU – Steele Jantz 36/52, 381 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

BAY – Lache Seastrunk 7 attempts, 30 yards
ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 16 attempts, 73 yards

Top receivers

BAY – Terrance Williams 13 receptions, 190 yards
ISU – Jarvis West 7 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD

Top tacklers

BAY – Sam Holl 13 tackles
ISU – A. J. Klein 13 tackles

Game Eight: Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary^[23]

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: October 27
Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 40° • Wind: E 0–5 • Weather: Mostly Clear
Game attendance: 54,877
Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Mike Contreraz • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color), & Laura McKeeman (Sideline)

Game 9: vs. Oklahoma Sooners

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	0	14	14	7	35
Cyclones	0	6	7	7	20

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Second quarter

OU – 10:00 Sterling Shepard 20 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 7–0)
ISU – 04:10 Edwin Arceo 27 yd field goal (OU 7–3)
ISU – 01:04 Edwin Arceo 51 yd field goal (OU 7–6)
OU – 00:14 Kenny Stills 21 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 14–6)

Third quarter

OU – 08:52 Justin Brown 20 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 21–6)
ISU – 05:49 Jarvis West 19 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (OU 21–13)
OU – 02:04 Brennan Clay 18 yd run, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 28–13)

Fourth quarter

OU – 10:59 Kenny Stills 31 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 35–13)
ISU – 06:32 Shontrelle Johnson 2 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (OU 35–20)

Top passers

OU – Landry Jones 32/45, 405 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
ISU – Steele Jantz 13/25, 177 yards

Top rushers

OU – Brennan Clay 24 attempts, 157 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 7 attempts, 28 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

OU – Justin Brown 7 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Quenton Bundrage 4 receptions, 44 yards

Top tacklers

OU – Tony Jefferson 9 tackles
ISU – Jeremiah George 17 tackles

Game Nine: Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary^[24]

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: November 3
Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 45° • Wind: NNE 0–5 • Weather: mostly sunny
Game attendance: 56,585
Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)

Game 10: at Texas Longhorns

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	0	0	7
Longhorns	14	6	3	10	33

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First quarter

UT – 04:34 Johnathan Gray 5 yd run, Anthony Fera XP good (UT 7–0)
UT – 03:23 Mike Davis 61 yd pass from David Ash, Anthony Fera XP good (UT 14–0)

Second quarter

UT – 02:53 Barrett Matthews 3 yd pass from David Ash, Anthony Fera XP no good (UT 20–0)
ISU – 00:41 Quenton Bundrage 14 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (UT 20–7)

Third quarter

UT – 10:31 Nick Jordan 37 yd field goal (UT 23–7)

Fourth quarter

UT – 12:32 Johnathan Gray 13 yd run, Nick Jordan XP good (UT 30–7)
UT – 01:23 Nick Jordan 25 yd field goal (UT 33–7)

Top passers

ISU – Steele Jantz 15/29, 133 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
UT – David Ash 25/31, 364 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 9 attempts, 57 yards
UT – Joe Bergeron 12 attempts, 86 yards

Top receivers

ISU – Chris Young 1 reception, 23 yards
UT – Jaxon Shipley 8 receptions, 137 yards

Top tacklers

ISU – Durrell Givens 11 tackles
UT – Alex Okafor 9 tackles

Game Ten: Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns – Game summary^[25]

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

Date: November 10
Game time: 11:08 a.m. CST
Game weather: Temperature: 78° • Wind: S 15–20 • Weather: partly cloudy
Game attendance: 100,018
Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
TV announcers (Longhorn Network/ABC): Mark Neely (Play–by–play), Ray Bentley (Color) & Kaylee Hartung (Sideline) (ABC); Mike Patrick (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline) (Longhorn Network)

Game 11: at Kansas Jayhawks

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	10	28	3	10	51
Jayhawks	7	10	0	6	23

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First quarter

ISU – 10:18 Edwin Arceo 37 yd field goal (ISU 3–0)
KU – 04:22 Taylor Cox 2 yd run, Nick Prolago XP good (KU 7–3)
ISU – 00:36 Jeff Woody 11 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 10–7)

Second quarter

KU – 14:50 Tony Pierson 55 yd run, Nick Prolago XP good (KU 14–10)
ISU – 11:23 Albert Gary 11 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 17–14)
ISU – 08:41 Aaron Horne 30 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 24–14)
ISU – 03:33 Sam B. Richardson 1 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 31–14)
ISU – 01:01 Ernst Brun 20 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 38–14)
KU – 00:00 Nick Prolago 21 yd field goal (ISU 38–17)

Third quarter

ISU – 01:35 Edwin Arceo 51 yd field goal (ISU 41–17)

Fourth quarter

KU – 14:19 Tony Pierson 37 yd pass from Dayne Crist, Michael Cummings pass intercepted (ISU 41–24)
ISU – 12:12 Josh Lenz 14 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 48–24)
ISU – 08:19 Edwin Arceo 47 yd field goal (ISU 51–24)

Top passers

ISU – Sam B. Richardson 23/27, 250 yards, 4 TD
KU – Dayne Crist 9/20, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

ISU – Jeff Woody 9 attempts, 89 yards, 1 TD
KU – James Sims 20 attempts, 81 yards

Top receivers

ISU – Josh Lenz 6 reception, 78 yards, 1 TD
KU – Jimmay Mundine 3 receptions, 63 yards

Top tacklers

ISU – Willie Scott 8 tackles
KU – Ben Heeney 13 tackles

Game Eleven: Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary^[26]

at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

Date: November 17
Game time: 6:06 p.m. CST
Game weather: Temperature: 52° • Wind: SSE 11 • Weather: clear
Game attendance: 41,608
Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Mark Bovos • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Bobby Bernard • Side judge: Criag Faulkner • Scorer: Beau White
TV announcers (FSN): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Laura McKeeman (Sideline)

Game 12: vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	3	14	3	11	31
Cyclones	0	14	7	3	24

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Game information

First quarter

WVU – 09:58 Tyler Bitancurt 42 yd field goal (WVU 3–0)

Second quarter

WVU – 10:34 Shawne Alston 1 yd run, Tyler Bitancurt XP good (WVU 10–0)
ISU – 07:57 Jerome Tiller 8 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (WVU 10–7)
WVU – 04:10 Stedman Bailey 6 yd pass from Geno Smith, Tyler Bitancurt XP good (WVU 17–7)
ISU – 00:18 Josh Lenz 18 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (WVU 17–14)

Third quarter

WVU – 07:26 Tyler Bitancurt 44 yd field goal (WVU 20–14)
ISU – 04:56 Quenton Bundrage 35 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–20)

Fourth quarter

WVU – 09:35 Tyler Bitancurt 35 yd field goal (WVU 23–20)
ISU – 06:42 Edwin Arceo 49 yd field goal (ISU 24–23)
WVU – 06:31 Tavon Austin 75 yd pass from Geno Smith, Tavon Austin rush (WVU 31–24)

Top passers

WVU – Geno Smith 22/31, 236 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 13/31, 162 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

WVU – Shawne Alston 19 attempts, 130 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 18 attempts, 119 yards

Top receivers

WVU – Tavon Austin 6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Josh Lenz 4 reception, 48 yards, 1 TD

Top tacklers

WVU – Karl Joseph 13 tackles
ISU – A. J. Klein 14 tackles

Game Twelve: West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary^[27]

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: November 23
Game time: 2:36 p.m. CST
Game weather: Temperature: 32° • Wind: NW 15 • Weather: clear
Game attendance: 53,792
Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kevin Vicknair • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
TV announcers (ABC): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play) & Kelly Stouffer (Color)

Game 13: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	17	0	0	0	17
Golden Hurricane	7	14	7	3	31

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Game information

First quarter

ISU – 10:47 Edwin Arceo 33 yd field goal (ISU 3–0)
ISU – 07:44 Jeremy Reeves 31 yd interception return, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 10–0)
TUL – 04:47 Alex Singleton 2 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (ISU 10–7)
ISU – 03:46 Ernst Brun 69 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 17–7)

Second quarter

TUL – 14:33 Cody Green 8 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (ISU 17–14)
TUL – 11:10 Alex Singleton 2 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (TUL 21–17)

Third quarter

TUL – 01:50 Alex Singleton 1 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (TUL 28–17)

Fourth quarter

TUL – 12:49 Daniel Schwarz 40 yd field goal (TUL 31–17)

Top passers

ISU – Sam B. Richardson 10/21, 129 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
TUL – Cody Green 11/23, 93 yards, 1 INT

Top rushers

ISU – Sam B. Richardson 10 attempts, 46 yards
TUL – Trey Watts 25 attempts, 149 yards

Top receivers

ISU – Ernst Brun 4 reception, 102 yards, 1 TD
TUL – Thomas Roberson 2 receptions, 35 yards

Top tacklers

ISU – A. J. Klein 19 tackles
TUL – Shawn Jackson 9 tackles

Game Thirteen: Iowa State Cyclones vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane – Game summary^[28]

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

Date: December 31
Game time: 2:37 p.m. CST
Game weather: Temperature: 47° • Wind: S 10 • Weather: cloudy
Game attendance: 53,687
Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Roscoe Meisenheimer • Linesman: Tim Croley • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Scorer: UM Statcrew
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Jessica Mendoza (Sideline)

Rankings

In the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll and Associated Press Top 25 Poll Iowa State didn't receive any points. In the week one (September 2) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked T–40th receiving 10 points. In the week one (September 2) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–38th with 3 points. In the week two (September 9) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 40th receiving 10 points. In the week two (September 9) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–39th with 5 points. In the week three (September 16) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked T–31st receiving 29 points. In the week three (September 16) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 33rd with 15 points. In the week four (September 23) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 29th receiving 45 points. In the week four (September 23) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 32nd with 16 points. In the week five (September 30) coaches poll Iowa State was not ranked and didn't receive any votes. In the week five (September 30) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–38th with 3 points. In the week six (October 7) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 25th receiving 73 points. In the week six (October 7) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 28th with 54 points.

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Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released						25	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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